Posted Sun, Nov 23, 2014
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Fashion Focus Chicago is always a crazy week if you're in the industry... after Tuesday's Town Hall kick-off event, the rest of the week was filled with shows and events.
I attended the Sanford-Brown University's student fashion show on Wednesday evening, with my husband. The student show is always fun to watch, and see what new and creative ideas they are experimenting with. I'm also on the Academic Advisory Board for the fashion program at the school, so it's a little personal as well. The show was held at the Cultural Center, and I have to say, a better show than last year's event! The theme was pop art, so models wore colorful wigs and held up comic signs reading things like "Pop!", "Wham!", etc. Very fun.
Thursday evening I attended the
AIBI Open House, visiting my good friend, designer Lauren Lein, who sells in the Made in Chicago store that AIBI has in the heart of the Magnificent Mile shopping district. I also met a few new faces, and saw my friends Flo and Diana from
Fine Fabric Sales.
The
StyleChicago.com's Art of Fashion show at Millennium Park is the big event of the week, held on Friday, and was not one to miss. My husband again came to check out my world of fashion, and we had a fun time. The show was fantastic and featured 12 designers. My favorites were
Shernett Swaby (whose dress I wore that night), and
Voyeur by Vex.
Saturday and Sunday are more low-key, but the week is definitely not over yet!
StyleChicago.com had their annual
FashionChicago Designer Shopping event in the tent, and Northern Grade also hosted their shopping event in another tent on the other side of the park. I enjoyed checking out both events, and got a head start on my Christmas shopping. At
Northern Grade, I got to visit a few friends (
Glass House Shirt Makers and
Stock Manufacturing), and learn about some new companies. We also ended up purchasing a great wool jacket for my husband from
Tradition Creek, where I also picked up a pair of deerskin mittens for myself for future snowmobiling trips this year.
